A Few Economic Maxims

  • “The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” Henry Hazlitt
  • “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” Karl Steincke
  • Goods and services are real. Money is imaginary.
  • All the money you spend goes to other people. Corporations and governments are mechanisms to transfer money between people. Only people need or desire money.
  • Saying something is a “right” does not cause it to exist.
  • “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch.” Milton Friedman

Posted 2021/09/05

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